Edimax PS-3103P User manual

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expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and
specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for
any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold
or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following
their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and
any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in
the software. Further, this company reserves the right to revise this
publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents
hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or
changes.

Contents
1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................1
1.1 Product Introduction......................................................... 2
1.2 Product Package .............................................................3
1.3 Network Printing Architecture..........................................4
1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions..................................................... 5
1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients......................................... 5
1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server........................... 8
1.4 Network Printing Environment .........................................9
1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual ...................................... 11
1.6 Firmware & Printing Function ........................................13
2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION.........................................................14
3. WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK.......................................15
3.1 System Architecture....................................................... 16
3.2 Installation Wizard..........................................................18
3.3 Administrator Installation and Setup...............................19
3.4 Administrator Utilities..................................................... 26
3.5 Client Installation and Setup..........................................27
3.6 Client Utilities................................................................. 32
3.6.1 Network Ports Quick Setup ......................................................... 33
3.6.2 Remote Ports (Utility).................................................................. 35
3.7 Windows Add Printer Procedure....................................37
3.7.1 Windows Vista............................................................................. 37
3.7.2 Windows XP................................................................................ 41
4. WINDOWS NT/2000/2003 NETWORK...........................................45
4.1 System Architecture....................................................... 46
4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup .47
4.3 User Installation and Setup............................................ 49

5. NETWARE NETWORK...................................................................50
5.1 System Architecture....................................................... 51
5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup ....................... 53
5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE................................................... 53
6. UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK.............................................................57
6.1 Introduction.................................................................... 58
6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support...........................59
6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address....................................60
6.3.1 ARP & Ping Assignment............................................................. 60
6.3.2 DHCP........................................................................................... 61
6.3.3 BOOTP ........................................................................................ 62
6.3.4 RARP........................................................................................... 64
6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address ....................................65
6.5 Configure Remote lpd Printing on the Host................... 66
6.6 Print a Test Page...........................................................69
7. CONFIGURATION UTILITY............................................................70
7.1 Introduction.................................................................... 71
7.2 Search for All Available Print Server.............................. 73
7.3 Status of Print Server.....................................................74
7.4 Setup the Print Server ...................................................76
7.5 General Configuration.................................................... 78
7.6 TCP/IP Configuration..................................................... 79
7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration...............................81
7.8 AppleTalk Configuration ................................................82
7.9 SNMP Configuration......................................................83
7.10 SMB Configuration......................................................... 84
7.11 System Configuration .................................................... 85
7.12 Wizard............................................................................ 87
7.13 Report............................................................................ 91

8. WEB MANAGEMENT......................................................................92
8.1 Introduction.................................................................... 93
8.2 Getting Print Server Information....................................96
8.3 Getting Printer Status ....................................................97
8.4 Getting NetWare Information.........................................98
8.5 Getting DHCP Status.....................................................99
8.6 Changing Device Configuration................................... 100
8.7 Setting IP Address....................................................... 102
8.8 Configuring DHCP Parameters.................................... 103
8.9 Configuring E-Mail Printing.......................................... 105
8.10 Configuring SMB.......................................................... 107
8.11 Configuring AppleTalk ................................................. 108
8.12 Configuring SNMP Parameters ...................................109
8.13 System Utilities............................................................ 110
8.14 Firmware Upgrading....................................................112
9. IPP PRINTING................................................................................113
9.1 Introduction.................................................................... 114
9.2 System Setup ................................................................ 115
9.2.1 Print Server Side........................................................................ 115
9.2.2 Client Side.................................................................................. 115
10. LPR PRINTING ............................................................................120
10.1 Introduction................................................................ 121
10.2 Standard LPR Settings in Windows XP..................... 122
11.3 Standard LPR Settings in Windows Vista.................. 129
11.4 Standard LPR Settings in MAC OS 10.x ................... 135
11.4.1 MAC 10.4.x ............................................................................. 135
11.4.2 MAC 10.3.x ............................................................................. 136
12. WINDOWS XP SP2 SETUP.........................................................140

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1. Introduction

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1.1 Product Introduction
Thank you for purchasing and using our print server. This
print server allows your printer to become a shared device
on the network. It offers printing flexibility and
manageability on your Local Area Network at an extremely
low cost and with an absolute minimum setup and
maintenance required.
This print server provides a network port (10/100Mbps
Ethernet) and three printer ports.
This print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and
AppleTalk protocols. It is the best network printing
solutions for various common network operating systems
such as Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista,
NetWare, Unix/Linux and MAC OS, etc.
With the help of Installation Wizard, you can easily and
instantly complete the settings for the printing
environment, and start enjoying the fantastic features
provided by the print server.
In the following chapters, we will introduce in detail the
printing features, installation methods, and system
configuration for different network environments.
If you would like to set up and install print server quickly,
please refer to the Quick Installation Guide that comes
along with this print server.

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1.2 Product Package
This package contains the following components:
One Print Server
One Power Adapter
One Quick Installation Guide
One CD (Utility, Multi-language Quick Installation Guide &
User Manual)

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1.3 Network Printing Architecture
This section illustrates how print server functions and
operates on the network. Before you install and use print
server, it is strongly recommended that you read this
section completely, and select only the chapters you need
according to your network operating system by “Contents
of the User’s Manual” in next section.
This section will first introduce the role every component
plays in the network-printing environment.
Print Server
Client User
Network Server (optional)
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Network Printing Environment
Print Server
Client User Network Server

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1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Print Server
Because print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP
and AppleTalk network protocols, any networked computer
can directly print to the print server from any of its
installed protocol.
1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Client User

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Common operating systems for clients are classified as
following:
Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) driver and utilities for Windows
98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista users. PTPP (Peer-to-
Peer Printing) supports TCP/IP protocol.
In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-to-
Peer Printing Driver) is installed into Windows, the system
will automatically (manual configuration is also allowed)
search all the print servers on the network, and then add
their printing ports into Windows’ printing port (see below).

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Windows 98
PTPP
Print Server
MIS-2
P1 P2
P3
P1
Print Server
MIS-1
UNIX / Linux
UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris,
Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use
the system-standard LPR to print through print server.
MAC OS
MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network
to print through print server.

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1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Network Server
Common network servers are classified as following:
Windows NT/2000/2003
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000/2003.
After PTPP is installed, the server can directly print
through print server. Adding this printing function into
Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user
authority management, and many other advanced features
to be used.
NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x
In NetWare environment, print server offers various
printing modes like print queue, remote printer, etc.

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1.4 Network Printing Environment
Common network environment are classified as following:
Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
The client’s PTPP driver will use TCP/IP protocol to print
through print server.
Windows NT/2000/2003 Network
Network printing function will become available after
PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000/2003.
Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003
Server allows print queue, user authority management,
and many other advanced features to be used.

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NetWare Network (see below)

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1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual
Chapter 2 explains print server’s hardware installation and
configuration. It is strongly recommended for you to read.
The following chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 introduces:
Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000 Server-Based Network
Chapter 5. NetWare Network
Chapter 6. UNIX System Network
You may select the appropriate chapters and sections to
read depending on your network printing’s requirement.
Chapter 7 and chapter 8 introduce print server’s
management and configuration utilities on Windows and
Web Browser’s environment respectively. You may select
the appropriate management utility according to the
administrator’s computer platform.
Chapter 9 introduces Print Server’s Email Printing
function and setup procedure. The Email Printing provides
a new way to print documents across the Internet by the
Email.
Chapter 10 introduces Print Server’s IPP Printing function
and setup procedure. The IPP Printing provides a
convenient way to print documents across the Internet by
the IPP protocol.

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Chapter 11 introduces Print Server’s LPR Printing function
and Windows XP/Vista and MAC OS 10.x standard setup
procedures. The LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote
technology) allows users to connect to printers via TCP/IP
for printing sharing.
Chapter 12 In Windows XP SP2, you may not find any
print server listed on the “Available Ports” in “Network
Ports Quick Setup”. Please follow the instruction in this
chapter and resolve the problem.

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1.6 Firmware & Printing Function
The print server provides a complete network printing
solution. The feature set is listed below:
PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing)
TCP/IP (LPR)
IPP Printing
NetWare Bindery Printing
AppleTalk
SMB Printing